Older people who have low expectations for a satisfying future may be more likely to live longer, healthier lives than those who see brighter days ahead, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. "Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade," said lead author Frieder R. Lang, PhD, of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. "Pessimism about the future may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety precautions." The study was published online in the journal Psychology and Ageing.

If you're sitting down while you read this story, you'll be standing up by the end. A young boy in China is recovering from injuries suffered when his bike seat bent and the rod holding it penetrated his anus, MSNnow.com reported. Firefighters were able to remove most of the bike, but the rod remained in the anus of the student, whose name has not been released, according to SingaporeSeen.stomp.com.

Ukraine's Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych has been threatened with Star Wars unless he lifts ban on a political party that has Darth Vader at its head. The Star Wars villain confronted the justice minister outside his offices in Kyiv to demand that he lifts the ban on the country's 'Internet party' or face the consequences. The black masked Darth Vader left security guards sidelined as he marched up to the Minister and said: "I assume that I don't need to introduce myself. I am Darth Vader, the former right hand of Emperor Palpatine, and now working as the first deputy head of the Internet party. As a symbol of the power of the Internet it is logical that I should be given this post - and therefore it is also logical that on their behalf I have been asked to intervene personally into the destiny of this institution."

A hallmark of a classic kids' movie is surprisingly the ability to include truly terrifying moments. CollegeHumor has compiled 50 such scenes for a countdown of the most traumatising moments in kids' movie history. Bambi, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Watership Down are among the more obvious fare in the list. All three Toy Story films, The Princess Bride and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang also get a mention.

Thousands of litres of Scotch whisky worth £500,000 has been lost after being accidentally washed down the drain at a bottling factory in Scotland. About 18,000 litres (3,960 gallons) of the spirit was flushed out on Tuesday when the fluid was mistaken for waste water. Chivas Brothers of Dumbarton said it was investigating an ‘accidental loss’ after sewage workers reported the strong stench.

A boy has racked up a bill of around £1,700 on his parents' account after making in-app purchases on an iPad game. Danny Kitchen, 5, was playing the free-to-play title Zombies vs Ninjas when he asked his father for the password to the family's iTunes account. Danny's mother Sharon was later charged around £1,300 as a result of the child purchasing a £69.99 item 19 times in ten minutes, before the bill went up to £1,700.